how to pronounce glacier

/ˈɡlɛɪʃɚ/

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glacier is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of glacier in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… James glacier and Henry Coxwell ascended …”

meanings of glacier

noun:

A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

glacier frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word glacier occurs in english on average 2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.